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  • 2003 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

R. Marc Bustin is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans multiple domains within the broader fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Global and Planetary Change, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Paleontology.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics, including Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Groundwater flow and contamination studies, and Radioactive element chemistry and processing.

Recently published papers by R. Marc Bustin include:

  • Insights from mixing calculations and geochemical modeling of Montney Formation post hydraulic fracturing flowback water chemistry, 2020, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Geology and Geochemistry of the Hydrocarbon Compositional Changes in the Triassic Montney Formation, Western Canada, 2022, Energies
  • Significance and Distribution of Apatite in the Triassic Doig Phosphate Zone, Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, 2020, Minerals
  • Laboratory Analyses and Compositional Simulation of the Eagle Ford and Wolfcamp Shales: A Novel Shale Oil EOR Process, 2022, SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference
  • Basin-wide unconventional potential of the Doig Formation, Triassic of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, 2023, Marine and Petroleum Geology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with R. Marc Bustin include:

  • A. M. M. Bustin
  • Gareth Chalmers
  • Pablo Lacerda Silva
  • Andrea Sanlorenzo
  • Amanda A. Bustin

Key venues where R. Marc Bustin regularly publishes are:

  • Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
  • Energies
  • Minerals
  • SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology

In recognition of their contributions to the scientific community, R. Marc Bustin was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2003 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • The importance of shale composition and pore structure upon gas storage potential of shale gas reservoirs

    Daniel J.K. Ross;R. Marc Bustin

  • Characterization of gas shale pore systems by porosimetry, pycnometry, surface area, and field emission scanning electron microscopy/transmission electron microscopy image analyses: Examples from the Barnett, Woodford, Haynesville, Marcellus, and Doig units

    Gareth R. Chalmers;R. Marc Bustin;Ian M. Power

  • Pore structure characterization of North American shale gas reservoirs using USANS/SANS, gas adsorption, and mercury intrusion

    C.R. Clarkson;N. Solano;R.M. Bustin;A.M.M. Bustin

  • Characterizing the shale gas resource potential of Devonian–Mississippian strata in the Western Canada sedimentary basin: Application of an integrated formation evaluation

    Daniel J. K. Ross;R. Marc Bustin

  • Volumetric strain associated with methane desorption and its impact on coalbed gas production from deep coal seams

    Xiaojun Cui;R. Marc Bustin

  • Shale Gas Potential of the Lower Jurassic Gordondale Member, Northeastern British Columbia, Canada

    Daniel J.K. Ross;R. Marc Bustin

  • Geological controls on coalbed methane reservoir capacity and gas content

    R.M Bustin;C.R Clarkson

  • Measurements of gas permeability and diffusivity of tight reservoir rocks: different approaches and their applications

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  • Lower Cretaceous gas shales in northeastern British Columbia, Part I: geological controls on methane sorption capacity

    Gareth R.L. Chalmers;R. Marc Bustin

  • The effect of pore structure and gas pressure upon the transport properties of coal: a laboratory and modeling study. 1. Isotherms and pore volume distributions

    C.R. Clarkson;R.M. Bustin

  • Impact of Shale Properties on Pore Structure and Storage Characteristics

    R. Marc Bustin;Amanda M.M. Bustin;Albert Cui;Daniel Ross

  • The organic matter distribution and methane capacity of the Lower Cretaceous strata of Northeastern British Columbia, Canada

    Gareth R.L. Chalmers;R. Marc Bustin

  • Selective transport of CO2, CH4, and N2 in coals: insights from modeling of experimental gas adsorption data

    Xiaojun Cui;R.Marc Bustin;Gregory Dipple

  • Binary gas adsorption/desorption isotherms: effect of moisture and coal composition upon carbon dioxide selectivity over methane

    C.R. Clarkson;R.M. Bustin

  • Influence of water column anoxia on the burial and preservation of carbon and phosphorus in marine shales

    Ellery D. Ingall;R.M. Bustin;Philippe Van Cappellen

  • Investigating the use of sedimentary geochemical proxies for paleoenvironment interpretation of thermally mature organic-rich strata: Examples from the Devonian–Mississippian shales, Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

    Daniel J.K. Ross;R. Marc Bustin

  • The effect of pore structure and gas pressure upon the transport properties of coal: a laboratory and modeling study. 2. Adsorption rate modeling

    C.R. Clarkson;R.M. Bustin

  • Characterization of tight gas reservoir pore structure using USANS/SANS and gas adsorption analysis

    C.R. Clarkson;M. Freeman;L. He;M. Agamalian

  • Geological controls on matrix permeability of Devonian Gas Shales in the Horn River and Liard basins, northeastern British Columbia, Canada

    Gareth R.L. Chalmers;Daniel J.K. Ross;R. Marc Bustin

  • Impact of mass balance calculations on adsorption capacities in microporous shale gas reservoirs

    Daniel J.K. Ross;R. Marc Bustin

  • Variation in micropore capacity and size distribution with composition in bituminous coal of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin: Implications for coalbed methane potential

    Christopher R. Clarkson;R. Marc Bustin

  • Adsorption-induced coal swelling and stress: Implications for methane production and acid gas sequestration into coal seams

    Xiaojun Cui;R. Marc Bustin;Laxmi Chikatamarla

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Mastalerz
Maria Mastalerz Indiana University
Christopher R. Clarkson
Christopher R. Clarkson University of Calgary
Gregory M. Dipple
Gregory M. Dipple University of British Columbia
Fariborz Goodarzi
Fariborz Goodarzi Geological Survey of Canada
Cortland F. Eble
Cortland F. Eble University of Kentucky
William H. Orem
William H. Orem United States Geological Survey
Erik Eberhardt
Erik Eberhardt University of British Columbia
Wan Hasiah Abdullah
Wan Hasiah Abdullah University of Malaya
Colin R. Ward
Colin R. Ward University of New South Wales
James C. Hower
James C. Hower University of Kentucky

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